As far as WBCCI rallies there are buddy rallies where anyone can attend and rallies for members. to be a member you have to own an Airstream product. But as for the WBCCI units around here if you are not a member and ask to attend, no big deal.

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Sail on silver girl. Sail on by. Your time has come to shine.

I think it was last year at Det- Metro Forums rally we had people in SOB's and Popups and also people that were staying in tents on the campground,came to the open house. So COME ON DOWN we would love to see your trailer. It was just about campin and have fun.

Excellent information! I do plan on participating (with permission of the rally organizers of course) in some of the wonderful AS rallies in our "SOB" Spartan.

I think one of the main draws to the AS lifestyle is the wonderful events that keep the owners engaged in the community and keeping the Airstreams on the road traveling as they were intended instead of setup in a park.

In general, the Spartan community is more setup for parks as the trailers although mobile were intended as park models and not setup for boondocking. Unless retrofitted of course, which you are seeing more and more of due to the pleasurable design and quality of craftsmanship. (wow, that was a marketing line!)

We had fun at one of our rallys, someone showed up with a SOB; so to make them fit in, we covered their trailer with a silver tarp while they were away. When they returned, they laughed and said they felt as part of the group.

Last fall we attended (briefly) the Branson Rally. We don't own an Airstream (yet), but were invited to attend the Open House so that we could see several different coaches and get a feel for Airstreams. Since Branson is not very far from us, and we had something else to do in Springfield that evening, we didn't bring our mpg down, although if we had we would have been able to participate in more activities. We were warmly welcomed when we arrived, and quickly introduced to everyone else.

As others have said, to participate in a WBCCI Official Rally you must own an Airstream product. If you happen to be camping in SOB in the same park as the Rally you will likely be able to participate in some activities, but obviously you will not be able to vote on anything, nor should you.